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Russell A. Green
Title : Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Program Area : Geotechnical Engineering
Address : 120B Patton Hall
E-mail : rugreen@vt.edu
Telephone : (540) 231-9826
Professional Registration : Professional Engineer: VA

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Areas of Interest :
 
  • Fundamental and applied research in all aspects of earthquake engineering, particularly for the Central and Eastern United States: paleoliquefaction analyses; seismic hazard analyses; ground motion selection and scaling; numerical response analyses; liquefaction evaluation; soil improvement; in situ characterization of soil properties; dynamic soil-structure-interaction.
 
Education :
 
  • Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2001
  • M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 1994
  • B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1992
 
Work Experience :
 
  • Associate Professor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2008 - present
  • Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2007-2008
  • Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001-2007
  • Visiting Research Engineer, US Army Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, 1994-1995
  • Earthquake Engineer, US Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Washington, DC, 1992-1997
  • United States Marine Corps, (honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant, E-5) 1983-1987
 
Professional Honors, Awards, and Recognitions :
 
  • NSF CAREER Award, GeoEnviromental Engineering and GeoHazards Mitigation Program; Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation Division; Directorate for Engineering, 2006
  • 2006-2007 James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award, Great Lakes District, Chi Epsilon
  • 2005-2006 Professor of the Year: ASCE Student Chapter, University of Michigan
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering Award for Outstanding Accomplishment, University of Michigan, 2006
  • Via Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, Fall 1997 – Summer 2000
  • DNFSB Star Award for superior work performance, U.S. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), Washington, DC, 1993
  • Honorable Discharge, United States Marine Corps, 1989
  • Good Conduct Medal, United States Marine Corps, 1987
 
Courses Taught :
 
  • Earth Pressures and Foundation Structures
  • Seminar
 
Selected Publications :
  • Green, R.A. and G.A. Terri (2005). "Number of Equivalent Cycles Concept for Liquefaction Evaluations - Revisited," ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 131(4): 477-488.
  • Green, R.A., S.F. Obermeier, and S.M. Olson (2005). "Engineering Geologic and Geotechnical Analysis of Paleoseismic Shaking Using Liquefaction Effects: Field Examples," Engineering Geology, Elsevier Science, 76: 263-293.
  • Olson, S.M., R.A. Green, and S.F. Obermeier (2005). "Engineering Geologic and Geotechnical Analysis of Paleoseismic Shaking Using Liquefaction Effects: A Major Updating," Engineering Geology, Elsevier Science, 76: 235-261.
  • Green, R.A. and J.K. Mitchell (2004). "Energy-Based Evaluation and Remediation of Liquefiable Soils," Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects (M. Yegian and E. Kavazanjian, ed.), ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 126, Vol. 2, 1961-1970.
  • Green, R.A. and J.K. Mitchell (2003). "A Closer Look at Arias Intensity-Based Liquefaction Evaluation Procedures," Proc., 7th Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 13-15, Paper Number 94
 
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